Use of CRL Reason Codes Updated

The CA/Browser Forum has approved Ballot SC61 with directions as to which certificate revocation lists... The post Use of CRL Reason Codes Updated appeared first on Entrust Blog ... Read More

S/MIME Baseline Requirements Approved by the CA/Browser Forum

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In 2020 the CA/Browser Forum created the S/MIME Certificate Working Group with the following charter.... The post S/MIME Baseline Requirements Approved by the CA/Browser Forum appeared first on Entrust Blog ... Read More

CA/Browser Forum Updates Requirements for Code Signing Certificate Private Keys

The CA/Browser Forum has approved Ballot CSC-13 and has updated the effective date with Ballot... The post CA/Browser Forum Updates Requirements for Code Signing Certificate Private Keys appeared first on Entrust Blog ... Read More

Timestamp Requests and SHA-1 Deprecation

Entrust hosts a time-stamp authority (TSA) to support our customers who digitally sign data such as code and documents. When... The post Timestamp Requests and SHA-1 Deprecation appeared first on Entrust Blog ... Read More

Apple Changes S/MIME Certificate Validity Period to 1185-Days

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In November 2021, we posted that Apple set the validity period of S/MIME certificates to 825 days. On February 1,... The post Apple Changes S/MIME Certificate Validity Period to 1185-Days appeared first on Entrust Blog ... Read More

2022 – Looking Back, Moving Forward with TLS

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Looking back at 2021 In 2021, HTTPS was everywhere and use of the TLS 1.3 protocol continued to grow. With... The post 2022 – Looking Back, Moving Forward with TLS appeared first on Entrust Blog ... Read More

New Requirement Will Deprecate the Organization Unit (OU) Field in TLS Certificates

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In June 2021, the CA/Browser Forum  passed ballot SC47 to remove the organization unit (OU) field from all public trust... The post New Requirement Will Deprecate the Organization Unit (OU) Field in TLS Certificates appeared first on Entrust Blog ... Read More

Apple Reduces S/MIME Certificate Validity Period to 825-Days

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At the October 2021 CA/Browser virtual face-to-face conference, Apple advised of updates to their root certificate program. The updates included... The post Apple Reduces S/MIME Certificate Validity Period to 825-Days appeared first on Entrust Blog ... Read More

Wildcard and multi-domain TLS certificates and ALPACA attack

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Marcus Brinkmann presented the Application Layer Protocol Confusion-Analyzing and Mitigating Cracks in TLS Authentication (ALPACA) attack at Black Hat USA... The post Wildcard and multi-domain TLS certificates and ALPACA attack appeared first on Entrust Blog ... Read More